"...An unusual love triangle that refuses to curry favor..." USA Today "...A well-made, heartwarming love story....THE WEDDING GIFT has both illuminated and celebrated love in its purest, deepest form..."Los Angeles Times "...[Broadbent is] beyond compare..."Premiere "...Quirky, dark wit....Manag[es] to be playful with a dead-serious subject." -- Rating: B+Entertainment Weekly "...The performances find convincing human tones....It is a small civilizing story without a big phony crisis and a manufactured climax. It's just about people we feel good to have known..."Chicago Sun-Times20.97201

"...A number of solid performances....[Duvall's performance] stands beside the best work he's done..." Sight and Sound "...Scenes that are generous and genuine..." New York Times "...Duvall cuts through the warm-your-heart movie machinery..." -- Rating: B Entertainment Weekly "...The movie is essentially about the close observation of behavior. Like some of Hemingway's stories, the real action is implied. The characters trade small talk, and we sense that larger issues are lurking beneath their cheerfulness..." Chicago Sun-Times6.381044